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1. Proactive release - Prisoner Voting [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...10:16:34 s9(2)(g)(i) s9(2)(g)(i) RE LE AS ED B Y TH E MIN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E RE LE AS ED B Y TH E MIN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E 4 Impact on rehabilitation and reintegration 21. The Tribunal cited the submission of the Human Rights Commission that denying sentenced prisoners the right to vote loses an opportunity and means of teaching them about democratic and social values. 22. The Tribunal found that the disqualification is inconsistent with the p...

2. Morison v New Zealand Association of Counsellors [2024] NZHRRT 46 [pdf, 362 KB]

   ...to NZAC for a copy of all communications and documents sent to and from the counsellor in relation to her (Ms Morison’s) complaint. 1 This decision is to be cited as Morison v New Zealand Association of Counsellors [2024] NZHRRT 46. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 46 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 028/2020 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN BRIDGET MORISON PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNSELLORS INCORPORATED DEFE...

3. BORA Electoral Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners Amendment Bill [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...in place at the time and the Bill of Rights Act. The Court did not, however, consider whether the ban was justified under s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act. 1 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights General Comment No. 25: The Right to Participate In Public Affairs, Voting Rights and the Right of Equal Access to Public Service (Art. 25) (12 July 1996) CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.7 at para 14. 2 (1993) 2 HRNZ 358 (HC). 3...

4. BORA Employment Relations Law Reform Bill [pdf, 23 KB]

   ...encourage behaviour that meets the object of the principal Act, of building productive employment relationships. 4. The Bill also repeals and replaces the Government Service Equal Pay Act 1960 and the Equal Pay Act 1972 and makes related changes to the Human Rights Act 1993 and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. Section 14 of the Bill of Rights - Freedom of expression 5. A number of parts of the Bill require the employer to continue to bargain with a union despite having...

5. BORA Crimes Amendment Bill [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...reviewed in accordance with Crown Law protocol, by Martha Coleman, Crown Counsel. Yours sincerely Jane Foster Crown Counsel Footnotes: 1. Section 195 of the Crimes Act 1961 2. New section 195 3. New section 195A 4. Section 21(1)(i) of the Human Rights Act 1993, defines age as any age commencing with the age of 16 years. 5. Section 21(1)(l)(i) of the Human Rights Act 1993, defines family status as including; having the responsibility for part-time or full-time care of chil...

6. MLC - 2011 August - Māori freehold land registration project [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...Deputy Chief Judge C L Fox be satisfied that the work completed has been of assistance to the majority of owners. As a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed. It has required hundreds of hours of human resource time, with a large percentage of that time derived from the Maori Land Court judges. It is they who had to sign the 80,970 orders and the hundreds of computed and complied plans that were transmitted to LINZ pursuant to the pr...

7. Gibbons v Armour Guard [2018] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 247 KB]

   IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 10 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN PHILLIP GIBBONS PLAINTIFF AND ARMOUR GUARD FIRST DEFENDANT AND LISA THURGOOD SECOND DEFENDANT (REMOVED) AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Martha Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr P Gibbons representing himself Mr I Anderson (General Manager) Mr S Morgan (National Risk Manager) and...

8. BORA Trade (Safeguard Measures) Bill [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...a review. POSSIBLE INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Freedom from Discrimination 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, which includes ethnic or national origins. 6. Clause 18(4) empowers the Minister to exempt imports from certain countries from a safeguard measure. The purpose of this provision is to ensure that New Zealand can comply w...

9. Enforcement of compliance notice - reply (s130) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ..._______________________________________________________________________ Preferred contact option for this reply. Please choose one and give the details. Email Postal address Email address __________________________________________________________________________ THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL Enforcement of compliance notice - Reply When to use this form Use this form if you are named by the Privacy Commissioner as a defendant in proceedings for the enforcement of a complianc...

10. CCRC Establishment Advisory Group biographies [pdf, 191 KB]

    ...began his career as a police officer in South Auckland at the age of 22. His experiences working on the front lines pushed him towards the more inquiring, investigative side of policing. Mr McKinnel has a particular interest in criminal justice, human rights and environmental investigations. After leaving the police force he did contract investigative work in London for three years and in 2008 set up a North Island branch of Zavest, a private investigation company. Mr McKinnel hol...